No one turns down gold, even in the imaginary city of Rolldovia. Dice City: All That Glitters is the first expansion for the town building, dice rolling game from AEG. In All That Glitters players gain the resource of gold, provided by twelve gold tokens. As well, the expansion contains forty-eight additional cards that all players to use the gold to strike deals, spruce up pre-existing buildings, and have the option of constructing new types of buildings.

Another in the Lost Legacy series of card games, The Werewolf and the Undying Heart is the newest stand-alone addition to the game. Like the other sets, The Werewolf and the Undying Heart can be played independently of the other expansions. Each deck in this set can also be played solo or combined with each other, depending on the player’s preference. For two to six players and only lasting ten minutes a round, Lost Legacy is one of the easiest to learn, quickest to play card games on the market.

Steve Jackson Games is nothing if not committed to bringing players every possible iteration on products related to Munchkin. With that in mind, the Munchkin Playmat drops this weekend. A valuable tool to help organize any game of Munchkin (and if you’ve played you know all of those cards can get unwieldy), the Munchkin Playmat designates spaces for class, headgear, race, unequipped items, and many other card types in the game. These spots along with a level gauge help to keep players’ multitude of cards ordered and organized.

In the vein of White Wizard Games other popular deck-based card game, Star Realms, the Epic card game receives four booster pack expansions this weekend. Epic Tyrants is made up of four booster pack expansions that contribute thirteen new cards to the game, each themed around a Tyrant character. The four options are Draka’s Rage, Helion’s Deceit, Raxxa’s Revenge, and Markus’ Command.

You’ve heard of the classic board game Operation. Well, Doctor Panic is the next generation relative of that game, a blend of app-based, cooperative, and time trial. Made for families of all-ages, Doctor Panic plays in only twelve minutes! Yes, you and your other players have twelve minutes to complete a variety of medical procedures and clean-up activities. Download the free Doctor Panic app and incorporate it into the game as well.

Over the last few years, Fantasy Flight has grown a variety of games around their elaborate, cyberpunk universe of Android. A spin-off of the popular Netrunner series, Android Mainframe is a completely different take on that universe and game mechanics intended for two to four players. A placement game at it’s heart, Android Mainframe has players assuming the role of a Runner and using various character tiles, linking rods, and various cards to attempt to gain control of various evil corporations’ computer systems by “hacking in.”

Tonight, Pulp Fiction is announcing that we will no longer be selling comics or board games. Instead, we will be exclusively selling cats and cat-related items.

Okay, that’s obviously an April Fool’s joke, but one that’s not far off. Pulp has been getting barraged lately with cat themed games, including a couple this weekend. First up, is Here, Kitty, Kitty! In the game, your neighborhood is overrun with cuddly, furry felines, which means that everyone is in a frenzy to kidnap them. Players take turns playing cards that move cats from the center of the table into their house marker. Beware, though, because some cards can also steal cats from inside others’ houses.

Cat game number two, is Tem Purr A, a push-your-luck game about glutinous cats. Taking place at an all cat Japanese eating contest, Tem Purr A has three to seven players laying down numbered cards to try and out-eat other players. However, other players can shove food down your throat and possibly cause you indigestion. Even worse, pushing your luck too far can lead to death.

Our final cat game (though we have plenty of other human games) is the newest Adventure Time Card Wars collector’s pack. Much beloved, Fionna and Cake finally receive their own decks! Like other collector’s packs, Fionna and Cake comes with two completely built forty card decks, each centered around one of the titular characters. Fans of Adventure Time who have never played Card Wars need not worry, the Fionna and Cake collector’s pack provides everything new players need to begin.

Head on down Mexico way with the Pax Porfiriana Collector’s Edition. Set before the Mexican Revolution, Pax Porfiriana is a competitive experience for one to six players, where everyone is attempting to take control of the country, using resources to tip the balance of power in their favor. Use Pancho Villa’s bandits, political allies, pesos, and more to manipulate your way to the top. This version of the game not only expands the experience for up to six players, but also includes two new gaming boards to help organize everything.

From the makers of Smash-Up and more, AEG, comes Greedy Greedy Goblins. A fast moving tile-laying game, Greedy Greedy Goblins is a competitive game, but one that has players drawing and laying tiles simultaneously. Tiles are drawn and placed face down on each player’s respective cave board, then, once the tiles are depleted, players commence using dynamite and other tokens to mine their cave for loot. If the name didn’t clue you in, the wealthiest goblin wins.

Before the next season premieres, brush up on your Game of Thrones knowledge with Fantasy Flight‘s new Game of Thrones: The Trivia Game. Set up similar to Trivial Pursuit, Game of Thrones: The Trivia Game includes over 1200 cards, each with house-centric sets of questions from seasons one to four. Players will have to ascend their way to the Iron Throne by answering particular progressions of house related questions to move up the board and attain glory.

Eminent Domain claims plenty of territory this weekend with not one, but two releases. Eminent Domain: Exotica is an expansion for the base game that includes thirty tokens that present new technologies, a promo pack that allows players to combine Exotica with Escalation, and optional scenarios. Eminent Domain: Battlecruisers, the second release, is a completely stand-alone card game set in the universe. Designed to be played in twenty minutes with three to five players, Battlecruisers is a bluffing game where cards that are played one turn can still effect the outcome a turn later.

We began with cute, cuddly kittens and we wrap up with terrifying, blood-curdling xenomorphs. AVP: The Hunt Begins is a ton of miniatures, tiles, tokens, and gaming goodness set in the Aliens/Predator universe. Players take control of either Alien, Predator, or Ultra Marine forces, navigating a dangerous space station. Each force is gunning for the other, with all of them represented by detailed miniatures. A gorgeously designed, intricate experience, AVP: The Hunt Begins is essential for any avid fan of the franchise needs to own.

Star Wars. Fantasy Flight. Rebellion. It’s freaking huge. You know you want it. Outside of that, Star Wars: Rebellion is a massive miniature war game that pits the Empire and Rebellion forces against each other across a galaxy far, far away. Both forces are represented by carefully crafted miniatures of the Death Star, Star Destroyers, A-Wings, X-Wings, and much, much more. Balance your forces, choose how to deploy them, and dominate or free the galaxy. The choice is yours.

Capital City is under attack! Tiny Epic Defenders of the realm assemble! Yes, Tiny Epic Defenders is a new tower defense game from Gamelyn Games out this weekend. In the game, players will work together to defend Capital City from attack by multiple hordes. These vile villains are encroaching from surrounding towns and must be stopped before they overrun those hamlets on their way to the main city. Study their patterns, strategize, and collect artifacts to help you fight them off!

The popular group storytelling/roleplaying-light board game, T.I.M.E. Stories, adds another expansion pack this weekend. A Prophecy of Dragons includes another ninety minute session for players to incorporate into the base game. In A Prophecy of Dragons, the time traveling adventures of the game that you control will actually be jumping dimensions, moving to a parallel universe where the middle ages were overrun with magic users. The world you encounter is drastically different from the one described in our history books.

Last week we had My Happy Farm. This week, we narrow that down to just Happy Pigs. A buying and selling family game, Happy Pigs is quick-to-learn and easy-to-play for ages ten and up. Players compete to purchase, raise, and sell their porcine livestock. Use funds to purchase baby pigs at the beginning of the game, feed them into adulthood, get them to reproduce, then sell the top choice piggies. Outside of the cutely designed pig tokens used in the game, Happy Pigs also has a special two player variant those farming inclined couples. And if pigs aren’t your bag, don’t worry because, for a limited time, each purchase comes with a special Penguins expansion.

Farming must be the theme for tonight, because La Granja is our next highlighted game. From Stronghold Games, La Granja finds players operating farms across the lake from the Spanish village of Esporles. Over six rounds, will maintain and grow their farm, hiring workers and adding new fields in order to grow produce that will be sold back to the residents of Esporles for a profit. Keep a close eye on the strategies of other players, however, as turn order can be effected by dice rolls in order to change the direction of the game.

Everyone loves a new Smash Up expansion, but, in this case, everyone actually contributed to a new Smash Up expansion. AEG put out a call for factions that fans would like to see incorporated into the popular card game, then chose the winners and released them in the It’s Your Fault expansion. If you’ve cruised around the Internet for a few short minutes, you might be able to guess the winners that ended up in this expansion. The four new factions include Sharks, Superheroes, Greek Myths, and Dragons!

If you’re looking to have a board game filled Fourth of July, here’s the new arrivals for this weekend!

First up, we have the Rumpelstiltskin card game. From AEG, the makers of Love Letter, Rumpelstiltskin uses similar mechanics while having players take on the roles of Fey who have entered into a name-guessing game with the titular character. For two players only, Rumpelstiltskin plays in ten minutes as players attempt to guess their opponent’s secret name while also using magical abilities to make that goal more difficult.

The newest Adventure Pack for the Lord of the Rings LCG is out this weekend! The Wastes of Eriador contains sixty cards for the Angmar Awakened expansion set. The cards provide an entirely new scenario for their heroes can adventure through.

Steve Jackson Games has already released a larger Mars Attacks Dice Game, but now they are following it up with the quick-to-play Mars Attacks: Ten-Minute Takedown dice game. In the game, players each control a martian fleet, flicking dice across the table to gain points. Players flick the dice from their own saucer disk onto other players’ disks, gaining points depending on where they land and which side of the die is facing up.

New Who gets its due with the Ninth Doctor Sourcebook for the Chris Eccleston version of Doctor Who. Like all of the Doctor Who RPG Sourcebooks, the Ninth Doctor volume contains detailed adventures built around each episode of the Ninth Doctor’s tenure. As well, the volume provides stats and playable character information for Rose, Mickey, Jack Harkness, and tons of other companions and villains.

The newest wave of Star Trek Attack Wing ship expansions is out this weekend. Included in the new wave are the USS Pasteur that can reach Warp 13 and is commanded by Captain Beverly Crusher, the USS Dauntless which is camouflaged to resemble and Enterprise, and the Kreechta, a Ferengi O’Kora-class ship.

Finally, Pandemic: State of Emergency is the newest expansion for the popular cooperative game. This expansion adds five new roles and seven new events to complicate the original base game. In addition, there are also Hiterlands Challenge, where the disease spreads from animals to humans, an adjustable difficulty mechanic that uses quarantine zones to slow down the spread of the pandemic, emergency event cards that complicate the game, and the superbug challenge that adds a fifth disease that can not be cured.

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